South Africa stands at a pivotal moment to redefine infrastructure as a vehicle for climate-resilient development, economic inclusion and measurable environmental impact, as nations and industries... 

The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of sugar producer Tongaat Hulett have reported that, after exhausting all reasonable endeavours, they have applied to the High Court of South Africa... 

Concerns about crime, the future of their children and career prospects have driven more than 1-million rich and well-educated South Africans to emigrate, a new report shows. Nearly half of the 1... 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been selected to drive the EU’s Team Europe Initiative, which aims to align skills development, industrial investment and clean energy... 

South Africa will increase the national minimum wage for this year by more than the rate of inflation and exceeding the expectations of businesses and analysts. The hourly minimum will rise 5% to... 

The maritime energy transition from traditional fuels and marine gas to cleaner fuels, such as ammonia, biofuels, e-fuels, hydrogen, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol, is raising concern at... 

Government has recorded progress under the prevailing Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) 2024-2029, with improvements in energy stability, tourism recovery, industrial growth and social... 

The R6-billion Clanwilliam Dam project, which is expected to be completed in 2029, was visited in early September by Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, who oversaw the progress of the... 

To help to deliver 300-million additional litres of drinking water to residents through its New Water Programme, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) is progressing several water projects, including the... 

Trade union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has again stated that it rejects the unbundling of State-owned Eskom in any form. It says the policy of separating Eskom into various entities,... 

Strategy consulting business PwC Strategy&, in its December ‘South Africa Economic Outlook’ report, says South Africa’s real GDP per capita declined by a cumulative 4.2% over the past ten years.... 

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has re-elected Joseph Mathunjwa as president of the organisation for another five-year term, alongside a new national executive... 

Strong investment in power infrastructure drove a 2.2% increase in global energy employment in 2024, but rising labour shortages now pose a risk to future project delivery, according to the... 

South Africa’s automotive aftersales economy is being reshaped by the rapid rise of township mechanics, whose workshops are increasingly providing credible, competitive and affordable alternatives... 

South Africa’s construction and infrastructure sector enters 2026 with a rare window of opportunity. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... 

The City of Johannesburg's Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has formed a strategic partnership with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to accelerate youth economic participation,... 

South Africa’s infrastructure recovery will continue to stall unless government, industry and professional bodies shift from problem-identification to concrete implementation, engineering... 

Nonprofit organisation iButho Le Africa (iLA) founder Mpumi Masinga was awarded the Humanitarian Award at the tenth Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) Awards... 

Trade union Solidarity has warned that hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk before Christmas and in the new year, followed “unfruitful” discussions with government during a meeting at the... 

Africa’s youth are its greatest resource – with over 60% of the continent’s population under the age of 25, this generation is the youngest, largest and arguably the most climate-conscious in... 

It is possible to bridge South Africa’s engineering and construction sector capacity gaps through education and training initiatives that provide a strong foundation for future infrastructure... 

The Global Engineering Capability Review (GECR) is a first-of-its-kind tool created by international engineering body Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) in partnership with global safety charity... 

South Africa's unemployment rate fell slightly in the third quarter of this year, as jobs were added in construction, social services and trade, the statistics agency said on Tuesday. The official... 

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has concluded a three-year wage agreement in the tyre manufacturing sector, effective from July 31 this year to June 30, 2028. In a media... 

South Africa is pushing to deport more undocumented migrants who compete with citizens for jobs in an economy with one of the highest unemployment rates globally, the minister overseeing the... 

A new report by the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) calls for additional policy reforms to tackle the country’s “unemployment catastrophe”, which is excluding more than 12.5-million... 

The biggest union at South Africa’s Eskom is demanding a wage increase of as much as 15% ahead of negotiations that are set to begin. The National Union of Mineworkers, representing about 15 000... 

The provisional stage of the 2025 National Skills Competition – a nationwide platform designed to showcase and strengthen South African youths’ technical and vocational talent – has been launched... 

Industry employer organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa), which is a member of industry organisation Business Unity South Africa (Busa), has... 

Phakamani Impact Capital, a holding company committed to transforming workforce development, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth and economic upliftment, has disbursed R1-billion on... 

Industry body Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has initiated legal proceedings over the recently published Employment Equity (EE) Sector Targets, which came into effect on September 1. Busa... 

Amid a scourge of company closures and retrenchments having been announced in various industries across South Africa, Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade chairperson Sonja Boshoff... 

A labour dispute that followed the firing of former Coega Development Corporation (CDC) CEO Khwezi Tiya in December last year has now been resolved. The parties to the labour dispute have reached a... 

The new code of practice on dismissals, under the Labour Relations Act, which makes it easier for small businesses to dismiss underperforming employees is welcome news, but the withdrawal of credit... 

Technologies such as AI, automation innovations and other digital tools are changing the way in which civil engineering is conducted, going beyond the concrete and steel that typically... 

In a joint venture (JV) to improve response times to incidents and to avert the impacts of increasing crime levels in the country, communications technologies and solutions company Hytera... 

South Africa’s government must “re-nationalise” ArcelorMittal South Africa to avert job losses and rebuild the country’s beleaguered manufacturing industry, according to a leader of a body that...